Alarm illuminator clock



Oct. 18, 1938.

H. SVVANSQ'N ALARM ILLUMINATOR CLOCK Filed Sept,

ATTORNEYS Patented ern 1s, 1938 2,133,908

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ALARM ILLUMINATOR CLOCK Harry Severin Swanson, Minneapolis, Minn. Application September 22, 1937, Serial No. 165,193

2 Claims. (Cl. 5800-35) The invention relates to a clock-operated elec- 1, the adjustment thereof in a vertical directric switch and more especially to an alarm illution being had through the use of winged nutminator elogi; carrying bolts 8 engageable in slots 9 provided The primary object of the invention is the in the ledge piece 1, the bolts being iixedly held provision of a device of this character, wherein in the vertical portion 6 of the bracket. 5 the alarm winding key of a clock mechanism op- Carried at the ledge l0 of the ledge piece 1,

crates a switch for controlling current to an which is horizontally disposed, is an electric electric lament lamp so that the latter will be light socket xture Il which is adapted to relighted when the alarm of the clock is sounded Ceve a iilament lamp I2, The leads I3 leading 10 and in this way effecting an illuminating alarm. to this socket fixture II are adapted to be con- 10 Another object of the invention is the provinected to the plug socket of a source of electrical sion of a device of this character, wherein the energy, the separable connector for such plug standard type of alarm clock can be utilized for socket being indicated at Il. illumination of a visible alarm in that an elec- Within the fixture II is an electric switch I5 l5 tr'ic lamp will be lighted when the alarm sounds. which opens and closes the circuit to the bulb 15 A further object of the invention is the provior lamp I2 and one part of the switch is in the sion of a device of this character, wherein a novel form 0f a plunger which operates through a form of switch is a part thereof and the same clearance IB provided in the ledge portion I0 in automatically controlled as well as manually opthe path of a trip arm I'I pivoted at I8 to the grated, under side of said ledge portion Il! and this trip 20 A still further object of the invention is the arm overhangs the key 8 to be in the path of provision of a device of this character, wherein movement thereof so that when such key turns, the clock of the alarm type is in combination the arm will be actuated for the automatic clos- With a filament lamp which is illuminated at the ing of the switch I5 the instant that the alarm instant that the alarm mechanism of the clock mechanism is sounded and thus lighting the lamp 25 is actuated. to give a visible signal of such fact.

A still further object of the invention is the The fixture II has built therein an actuator provision of a device of this character, which knob I9 for operating the switch I5 so that it is simple in construction, readily portable, thorcan be manually moved to opened or closed pooughly reliable and eiiicient in operation, dusition for the shutting off or turning on of the 30 rable, and inexpensive to manufacture. current to the lamp. Normally the switch is With these and other objects in view, the inin off position for shutting off current to the vention consists in the features of construction, lamp. combination and arrangement of parts as will At the under side of the ledge portion I0 is be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated a keeper 20 engageable by the arm I1 so that it 35 in the accompany drawing, which discloses the will be held in two positions, either in a lowered preferred embodiment of the invention and position or a raised position as shown by full pointed out in the claims hereunto appended. and dotted lines in Figure l of the drawing. This In the accompanying drawing: keeper 20 is inherently resilient so that the arm Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in section can move to the two positions before referred to. 40

of the device constructed in accordance with the What is claimed is: invention. l. A switch for an alarm clock having a turn- Figure 2 is an end view thereof. ing key comprising a bracket constituting a rest Figure 3 is a sectional View on the line 3 3 of for said clock and having a ledge overhanging Figure l looking in the direction of the arrows. the said key, an electric lamp socket piece car- 45 Similar reference characters indicate corre ried by said ledge and having a movable plungersponding parts throughout the several views in like circuit-closing switch, a movable arm fitted the drawing. with said ledge and disposed between the plunger- Referring to the drawing in detail, A desiglike switch and said key for coaction therebenates generally an alarm clock and B the windtween, means for adjustment of the ledge with 50 ing key for the alarm mechanism of said clock respect to the key and plunger-like switch, and which turns on the actuation of the alarm mechan inherently resilient keeper for said arm and alliSm. The 0100K A S SuperimDOSed upon a having two keeper points for holding the arm in base extension 5 of a bracket, the vertical porseveral adjusted positiong u tien 6 being fitted With an adjustable ledge piece 2. A switch for an alarm clock having a turn- 55 CFI ing key comprising a bracket constituting a rest for said clock and having a ledge overhanging the said key, an electric lamp socket piece carried by said ledge and having a movable plungerlike circuit-closing switch, a movable arm fitted with said ledge and disposed between the plungerlike switch and said key for coaction therebetween, means for adjustment of the ledge with respect to the key and plunger-like switch, an inherently resilient keeper for said arm and having two keeper points for holding the arm in several adjusted positions, and a hand actuator tting the said socket piece for manually operating the plunger-like switch to move the same to open or closed positions.

HARRY S. SWANSON. 

